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Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, race, sex, and age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
Aug.
2023		 July
2024		 Aug.
2024		 Aug.
2023		 Apr.
2024		 May
2024		 June
2024		 July
2024		 Aug.
2024

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population

 204,645 205,114 205,222 204,645 204,831 204,917 205,010 205,114 205,222

Civilian labor force

 128,092 128,804 128,107 127,931 127,708 127,384 127,552 127,887 127,939

Participation rate

 62.6 62.8 62.4 62.5 62.3 62.2 62.2 62.3 62.3

Employed

 123,531 123,595 123,013 123,543 123,229 122,922 123,095 123,032 123,049

Employment-population ratio

 60.4 60.3 59.9 60.4 60.2 60.0 60.0 60.0 60.0

Unemployed

 4,561 5,209 5,094 4,387 4,479 4,462 4,457 4,854 4,890

Unemployment rate

 3.6 4.0 4.0 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.8 3.8

Not in labor force

 76,553 76,311 77,115 76,714 77,123 77,533 77,457 77,228 77,282

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 66,480 66,534 66,277 66,535 65,982 65,797 66,154 66,313 66,282

Participation rate

 70.2 70.3 70.0 70.2 69.8 69.6 70.0 70.1 70.0

Employed

 64,374 64,312 64,002 64,307 63,801 63,588 64,011 64,005 63,910

Employment-population ratio

 68.0 68.0 67.6 67.9 67.5 67.3 67.7 67.6 67.5

Unemployed

 2,106 2,222 2,275 2,228 2,181 2,208 2,143 2,308 2,372

Unemployment rate

 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.5 3.6

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 56,243 56,257 56,606 56,422 56,622 56,441 56,268 56,529 56,777

Participation rate

 57.7 57.5 57.9 57.9 58.0 57.8 57.6 57.8 58.0

Employed

 54,361 54,005 54,432 54,803 54,843 54,752 54,505 54,583 54,866

Employment-population ratio

 55.8 55.2 55.6 56.3 56.2 56.0 55.8 55.8 56.1

Unemployed

 1,882 2,252 2,175 1,619 1,779 1,689 1,763 1,946 1,911

Unemployment rate

 3.3 4.0 3.8 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.4 3.4

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 5,369 6,013 5,223 4,973 5,103 5,146 5,131 5,044 4,880

Participation rate

 42.9 47.3 41.1 39.7 40.2 40.5 40.4 39.7 38.4

Employed

 4,796 5,279 4,579 4,433 4,584 4,582 4,580 4,444 4,273

Employment-population ratio

 38.3 41.5 36.0 35.4 36.1 36.1 36.0 34.9 33.6

Unemployed

 573 734 644 540 519 564 551 600 607

Unemployment rate

 10.7 12.2 12.3 10.9 10.2 11.0 10.7 11.9 12.4

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 34,714 35,017 35,053 34,714 34,918 34,949 34,982 35,017 35,053

Civilian labor force

 21,837 22,346 22,045 21,782 22,051 21,986 21,942 22,124 21,984

Participation rate

 62.9 63.8 62.9 62.7 63.2 62.9 62.7 63.2 62.7

Employed

 20,613 20,819 20,618 20,626 20,812 20,643 20,570 20,739 20,639

Employment-population ratio

 59.4 59.5 58.8 59.4 59.6 59.1 58.8 59.2 58.9

Unemployed

 1,224 1,526 1,427 1,155 1,239 1,343 1,372 1,385 1,344

Unemployment rate

 5.6 6.8 6.5 5.3 5.6 6.1 6.3 6.3 6.1

Not in labor force

 12,878 12,671 13,009 12,933 12,867 12,963 13,040 12,893 13,070

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 10,182 10,445 10,178 10,155 10,194 10,150 10,269 10,370 10,153

Participation rate

 68.7 70.2 68.3 68.5 68.7 68.3 69.1 69.7 68.2

Employed

 9,678 9,749 9,590 9,640 9,661 9,497 9,643 9,681 9,551

Employment-population ratio

 65.3 65.5 64.4 65.0 65.1 63.9 64.9 65.1 64.1

Unemployed

 504 696 588 516 533 654 626 689 602

Unemployment rate

 5.0 6.7 5.8 5.1 5.2 6.4 6.1 6.6 5.9

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 10,859 11,019 11,078 10,880 10,991 10,994 10,906 11,029 11,084

Participation rate

 62.6 62.9 63.2 62.7 62.9 62.9 62.3 63.0 63.2

Employed

 10,277 10,331 10,381 10,367 10,442 10,421 10,289 10,428 10,474

Employment-population ratio

 59.2 59.0 59.2 59.8 59.8 59.6 58.8 59.5 59.7

Unemployed

 582 688 696 513 548 572 617 601 610

Unemployment rate

 5.4 6.2 6.3 4.7 5.0 5.2 5.7 5.5 5.5

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 796 881 789 746 867 842 767 725 747

Participation rate

 31.3 33.6 30.0 29.3 33.2 32.2 29.3 27.6 28.4

Employed

 658 739 647 619 709 725 637 630 614

Employment-population ratio

 25.9 28.2 24.6 24.3 27.2 27.7 24.3 24.0 23.4

Unemployed

 138 142 142 126 158 117 130 95 133

Unemployment rate

 17.3 16.1 18.0 16.9 18.2 13.9 16.9 13.1 17.7

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 17,515 17,971 17,973 17,515 17,816 17,993 18,052 17,971 17,973

Civilian labor force

 11,552 11,924 11,817 11,487 11,536 11,754 11,888 11,814 11,755

Participation rate

 66.0 66.4 65.7 65.6 64.7 65.3 65.9 65.7 65.4

Employed

 11,176 11,466 11,309 11,125 11,214 11,393 11,400 11,383 11,269

Employment-population ratio

 63.8 63.8 62.9 63.5 62.9 63.3 63.2 63.3 62.7

Unemployed

 376 459 508 362 322 361 488 431 486

Unemployment rate

 3.3 3.8 4.3 3.2 2.8 3.1 4.1 3.7 4.1

Not in labor force

 5,963 6,047 6,156 6,028 6,280 6,239 6,163 6,158 6,218

Footnotes
(1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Last Modified Date: September 06, 2024